World's Largest Remote Work Conference
17—18 May 2022 | Montreal, CA
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Speakers
Liam Martin
Co-Founder & CMO
@Time Doctor
Zoë Harte
Chief People Officer
@Upwork
Harry Moseley
CIO
@Zoom
Tracy Hawkins
VP, Work Transformation
@Twitter
Janelle Bieler
President, Canada
@Adecco
Andrew Jernigan
CEO
@Insured Nomads
Aydin Y Mirzaee
CEO
@Fellow.app
Ally Fekaiki
Founder
@Juno
Sagar Khatri
CEO
@Multiplier
Danny Page
MC & Podcast Host
@Running Remote
Darren Murph
Head of Remote
@GitLab
Mike LaRosa
Director of Channel Partnerships
@Upflex
Fiona Lideza
Chief Operating Officer
@Staff Virtual
Vanmala Subramaniam
Future of Work reporter
@The Globe and Mail
Lavinia Iosub
Managing Partner
@Livit
David Barrett
Founder & CEO
@Expensify
Mike Vardy
Founder
@Productivityist
Kaylie Boogaerts
People Operations Manager
@Checkly
Andrea Robb
Co-founder
@Vibrancy
Matt McKinney
Head of People Strategy
@Poly
Tony Jamous
CEO
@Oyster™
Alex Morris
Partner
@McKinsey & Company
Ryan Burke
Chief Revenue Officer
@Qatalog
Neil Miller
Director
@The Digital Workplace
Paul McKinlay
VP of Communications and Remote Working
@Cimpress
Dave Cairns
Senior Vice President - Office Leasing
@CBRE
Brandon Sammut
Chief People Officer
@Zapier
Laurel Farrer
CEO
@Distribute Consulting
Chase Warrington
Head of Remote
@Doist
Stephanie Lee
Remote Lead
@Cargo.one
Lila MacLellan
Senior Reporter
@Quarts
Sally Thornton
Founder & CEO
@Forshay
Samantha Fisher
Head of Dynamic Work
@Okta
Ike Stranathan
CEO
@Staff Virtual
Julia Szatar
Head of Product Marketing
@Loom
Laïla von Alvensleben
Head of Culture & Collaboration
@MURAL
Nathan Barry
CEO & Founder
@ConvertKit
Marion Balandra
Founder & CEO
@Meridian Remote Teams
Jennifer Dennard
COO
@Range
Jeff Shiner
CEO
@1Password
Jim Kalbach
Chief Evangelist
@Mural
Tyler Sellhorn
Podcaster
@WeWorkRemotely
Sami Hero
Chief Revenue Officer
@Remo
Nacho Rodriguez
Founder & CEO
@Repeople
Dan Martell
Founder & Coach
@Saas Academy
Lawrence Coburn
CEO & CO-Founder
@twine
Amina Moreau
CEO
@Radious.pro
Tracy Keogh
Co-Founder
@Grow Remote
Andrew Blain
Founder
@RemoteAF
Douglas Ferguson
President
@Voltage Control
Drew Calin
Global Sales Director
@Multiplier
Gonçalo Hall
CEO
@NomadX
Daphnée Laforest
Founder
@Modern Leaders
Dethra Giles
CEO
@ExecuPrep
Allen C. Koski
CEBS, President
@Insured Nomads Inc.
Manuela Bárcenas
Head of Marketing
@Fellow
Libryia Jones
Remote Work Advocate and Educator
@Quit Commuting
Bruno Cunha
Partnerships Lead
@Oyster
Dave Macnee
Senior Relationship Manager
@Slack
Amy Lynch
Founder
@Mixing Babies And Business
Jean Hsu
Vice President of Engineering
@Range
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Agenda
Get “real-world” best-practices from industry-leading remote-first & hybrid companies.
Recruitment & HR practices
Learn the key strategies and technologies to recruit, manage and scale your remote/hybrid team effectively.
Company culture
Build a cohesive, vibrant and happy team culture, so that both your hybrid & remote team members feel equally valued and nurtured.
Communication strategies
Boost your team’s efficiency and avoid zoom fatigue with a balanced async/sync communication strategy.
Head of Remote
Does your company need to hire a Head of Remote? Understand issues related to remote work to consider what’s best for your business.
Surviving hypergrowth
Avoid common pitfalls and keep your remote team on track during hypergrowth phases.
Leadership
Optimize your leadership in the “new normal” — what does good look like?
Testimonials
"What a thrill to be at the Running Remote conference. It was a last minute decision to atten, but I'd argue it's one of the best ones I've made this quarter. Great Connections, insight, tools and it was a great time! 10/10 would reccomend"
"This event is absolutelly critical for any organization's remote/hybrid/asynchronous work toolbox for contributors at every level. At Running Remote you're not just learning tips and tricks, you are probing deeper to understand the why and how behind organizational change. Plus the networking is amazing!"
"Running Remote is THE meeting place for industry-leading remote-first & Hybrid companies. You deinitelly want to be part of this event and this community. It was an immense pleasure to participate in this last edition, which was packed with insights and valuable takeaways and a perfect opportunity to meet old and new friends in the space. At Running Remote, you can learn how to best make that happen and connect all year-round with other amazing founders and HRs doing the same!"
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Day 1 - 17 May 2022 (EST)
08:00 - 08:50
Registration & coffee
9:50 - 10:20
Keynote
A brief history of Work Life Balance, and how we can build a better future
Ally Fekaiki, Founder @ Juno
Remote work threatens work life balance. That statement might seem counter-intuitive but the way that we experience work has gone through the biggest shift since the industrial revolution. The instability of the day means predicting the future is futile. In this talk we discuss the pitfalls and advantages of the future of work and how we can hopefully proceed with a human centric approach.
10:20 - 11:00
Tea, Coffee & Networking
11:00 - 12:00
Panel
Beyond remarkable employee onboarding
Janelle Bieler, President Canada @ Adecco
Brandon Sammut, Chief People Officer @ Zapier
Paul McKinlay, VP, Communications & Remote Working @ Cimpress & Vista
Marion Balandra, CEO @ Meridian Remote Teams
Moderated by: Lawrence Coburn, CEO & Co-Founder @ twine
Marion Balandra, CEO @ Meridian Remote Teams
Moderated by: Lawrence Coburn, CEO & Co-Founder @ twine
How do you hire and onboard in a remote first world? Join Janelle Bieler, President @ Adecco, Paul McKinlay, VP, Communications & Remote Working @ Cimpress & Vista, Brandon Sammut, Chief People Officer @ Zapier and Marion Balandra, CEO @ Meridian Remote Teams to discuss how to hire and onboard remote employees legally, efficiently and most importantly while maintaining the company culture of your organization.
12:10 - 13:10
Fireside
Where does the future of Remote Hiring come from?
Ike Stranathan, Founder @ STAFFVIRTUAL
Fiona Lideza, COO @ STAFFVIRTUAL
Moderated by: Neil Miller, Director @ The Digital Workplace
Join Ike Stranathan and Fiona Lideza in a fireside chat on the massive increase STAFFVIRTUAL has experienced over the last 2 years and discuss how to hire off shore in a ethical and responsible way. We'll review how to hire and onboard off shore staff and the strategic advantage it provides in the new reality of remote work.
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13:20 - 13:50
Keynote
Clone yourself virtually: how to buy back your time in a remote team
Dan Martell, Founder @ SaaSAcademy
Growing a business requires you to "Let go of your legos"... but how do you do it without feeling like others will drop the ball. During this session, you'll learn how to use the Replacement Ladder framework to free up your time in a controlled and structured way to buy back your time for growth.
13:50 - 15:10
Lunch, Networking & Expo
15:10 - 16:10
Panel
Do you need a Head of Remote?
Darren Murph, Head of Remote @ Gitlab
Samantha Fisher, Head of Dynamic Work @ Okta
Stephanie Lee, Remote Lead @ cargo.one
Moderated by: Chase Warrington, Head of Remote @ Doist
Head of Remote is a relatively new position which has recently become more prevalent post pandemic. In this panel we will sit down with some heads of remote and review how they manage learning & development, knowledge management, tooling, onboarding, and culture/informal communication.
16:20 - 16:50
Keynote
Building a great company culture in a remote team
Nathan Barry, CEO & Co-founder @ ConvertKit
ConvertKit has been 100% remote since day 1, more than 9 years ago. They created an incredible culture of trust, transparency and friendship within their team. Remote culture building requires intention and effort but the right frameworks can make it flow naturally. Nathan will share the structures and processes that make that possible and some of the more unique ways they help their team connect.
17:00 - 17:40
Panel
Should most remote work be asynchronous?
Samantha Fisher, Head of Dynamic Work @ Okta
Nathan Barry, CEO & Co-founder @ ConvertKit
Julia Szatar, Head of Product Marketing @ Loom
Ryan Burke, Chief Revenue Officer @ Qatalog
Moderated by: Daphnée Laforest, Founder @ Modern Leaders
When you look at experienced fully distributed companies you'll realize that most of them have one thing in common: They created scalable systems to make work happen asynchronously.
For many companies since the pandemic who experienced Remote Work for the first time, many still don't know what great asynchronous work is, or have debates on which type of work should or shouldn't be time agnostic. Therefor they focused on recreating the office and relied on instant messaging softwares instead of implementing scalable asynchronous management practices.
This session will focus on the pros and cons of asynchronous work and the best practices on implementing an asynchronous management philosophy.
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17:40 - 17:50
Closing Speech
18:00 - 21:00
Networking Drinks
11:00 - 11:30
Workshop
Do you have a remote work force that wants to become distributed?
Andrew Jernigan, CEO @ Insured Nomads
Allen C. Koski, CEBS, President @ Insured Nomads
Join Allen and Andrew in discussing the legal and liability issues when working remotely and how to make sure that your distributed workforce is covered as we see the great resignation turn into the great migration
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11:40 - 12:40
Workshop
Hybrid in a nutshell
Laïla von Alvensleben, Head of Culture & Collaboration @ Mural
Jim Kalbach, Chief Evangelist @ Mural
The future of work is multi-experiential, and the future of collaboration is multi-modal. Gone are the days of everyone working from the same workspace at the same time, and we at MURAL know there is great opportunity in this flexibility. That’s why we’re holding a workshop on how you can use MURAL to collaborate in the most fluid way possible–from wherever you are, whenever you need to. Join Laïla von Alvensleben, Head of Culture and Collaboration, and Jim Kalbach, Chief Evangelist, for a one-hour, immersive workshop on how you can collectively create a safe, fun-filled, and efficient workspace using MURAL.
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12:50 - 13:20
Workshop
Going global, feeling local
Tony Jamous, CEO @ Oyster
Bruno Cunha, Partnership Lead @ Oyster
Tony & Bruno will be discussing growth, distributed culture-building, and empowering diverse communities through distributed work. Also included in the discussion: a new category - a global employment platform, and how it can equip organisations to elevate their workplace for this changing world and why global employment is the key to democratising the workplace.
13:30 - 13:50
Keynote
Remote work with kids
Amy Lynch, Founder @ Mixing Babies and Business
In this session, Amy will share techniques and workflows she tested as a remote worker over the years, before and since becoming a parent in 2016. Join her for mindset reframes and practical approaches you can adapt based on your personal and professional needs.
13:00 - 15:10
Lunch, Networking & Expo (Virtual Game Night)
15:10 - 15:40
Workshop
The art of async: Building team connection across time and space
Jennifer Dennard, COO @ Range
Jean Hsu, Vice President of Engineering @ Range
How team members work together when they’re not in the same room, or even the same time zone, affects every other aspect of business. Leveraging asynchronous communication in an effective way plays an important role in building a positive and productive remote team. Join us as we discuss the ways organizations can succeed in the new world of work by remaining flexible, embracing asynchronous communication, and encouraging culture-building connections.
17:00 - 17:40
Workshop
How to design operating models that work for any context
Andrew Blain, Founder @ Remote AF
Are your teams configured to support your strategy? In this session remote:af Founder Andrew Blain will share his insights from developing and executing Operating Model Design that aligns people to strategy. Robust and ambitious strategies need Operating Models that compliment them. Traditional Operating Model Design is often practised outside of the awareness of the affected teams and can lead to catastrophic outcomes for the organisation. The patterns and principles underlying remote:af Operating Model Design are focused on collaboration and drawing a complexity appreciative solution that is fit for context.
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Day 2 - 18 May 2022 (EST)
08:00 - 08:50
Registration / Tea, Coffee & Networking
08:50 - 09:00
Opening remarks
09:00 - 10:00
Panel
What is the future of 'The Office' in a remote world?
Alex Morris, Partner @ McKinsey
Dave Cairns, VP Office Leasing @ CBRE
Sami Hero, Chief Revenue Officer @ Remo
Moderated by: Mike LaRosa, Director of Channel Partnerships @ Uplflex
With Remote Work becoming a permanent part of 'work' the question becomes where is the physical office going? Are we looking at a future of coworking, hybrid offices, work and place physical spaces or a combination of them all? This panel hopes to break down what they think will happen to physical spaces over the next few years.
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10:10 - 11:10
Panel
Balancing sync & async communication: how productive remote teams establish communication cadences and rituals
Tracy Hawkins, VP Workplace Transformation @ Twitter
Libryia Jones, Remote Work Advocate and Educator @ Quit Commuting
Laurel Farrer, CEO @ Distribute Consulting
Moderated by: Manuela Bárcenas, Head of Marketing @Fellow
During the last two years we've seen hundreds of millions of workers switch to a remote working model but the vaste majority of employers have simply recreated the office vs build a management philosophy focused on remote first management. In this panel we will discuss the tactical workflows, rituals and general management methods being used today to build a strong remote team.
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11:10 - 11:50
Tea, Coffee & Networking
11:50 - 12:50
Panel
What matters most in diversity & inclusion
Andrea Robb, Co-founder @ Vibrancy
Dethra Giles, CEO @ ExecuPrep
Amina Moreau, CEO @ Radious.pro
Moderated by: Sally Thornton, Founder @ Forshay
We will share practical stories and experiments of what’s making a meaningful difference in fostering inclusive and diverse teams. In addition to the experiments that are working, we’ll share the frameworks that you can apply to your team in improving diversity, equity, inclusion — and even belonging. Please join us and add what you’re learning to the conversation, so we can make work better, together.
13:00 - 13:40
Fireside
Zoom became synonymous with remote work during the pandemic
Virtual Fireside chat with Harry Moseley, Global Co-CIO @ Zoom
Interviewed by: Lila MacLellan, Senior Reporter @ Quartz & Liam Martin, Co-founder @ Time Doctor
We sit down with Harry Moseley, Global Co-CIO of Zoom to look at how Zoom grew throughout the pandemic and their outlook on the future of work.
13:40 - 14:50
Lunch, Networking & Expo
15:30 - 16:30
Panel
Vibrant team culture
Drew Calin, Global Sales Director @ Multiplier
Zoë Harte, Chief People Officer @ Upwork
Matthew McKinney, Head of People Strategy @ Poly
Dethra Giles, CEO @ ExecuPrep
Moderated by: Mike Vardy, Founder @ Productivityist
Remote team culture is one of the hardest areas to identify and sustain. How do you make sure that your team understands your cultural values, integrate and immersive experiences with other team members is critical towards its success. In this panel we break down specifically how to measure culture inside of a remote first and hybrid organization and how to make sure you have a clear plan on keeping a vibrant team culture long term.
16:40 - 17:50
Panel
Winners of the Flexible Workplace Awards 2022
Lavinia, Managing Partner @ Liv.it
Chase Warrington, Head of Remote @ Doist
Paul McKinley, VP of Communications and Remote Working @ Cimpress
Kaylie Boogaerts, Director of People Ops @Checkly
Interviewd by: Nacho Rodriguez, Founder @ Repeople
Join Nacho in conversation with the winners of Flexible Work Awards 2022, in which more than 50 top remote-first and remote-friendly global companies took part. Running Remote's judging panel has selected the top 5 winners, who will share with the audience what it takes to claim an award-winning flexible workplace and remote team.
17:50-18:10
Closing Speech
18:10 - 21:00
Networking Drinks
Venue: Yoko Luna - 1234 Rue de la Montagne
10:10 - 11:00
Workshop
Product showcase - how to save time and money while building your distributed workforce
Drew Calin, Global Sales Director @ Multiplier
Drew will be discussing growth, building a distributed workforce and how to save time and money when entering new markets. Multiplier specializes in global employment with localized solutions, and included in the talk will be a product showcase to explain why Multiplier is the leading global employment of choice when it comes to speed, efficiency and confidence.
11:10 - 11:50
Tea, Coffee & Networking
11:50 - 12:50
Workshop
How the Future Works: A blueprint to bring flexible work to your organization
Dave Macnee, Senior Relationship Manager @ Future Forum by Slack
For the past two+ years, people have proven that they can make remote work, work. But a hybrid future brings with it a host of challenges: When should we ask people to come into the office and for what purpose? How do we continue to build and maintain culture? How do we make sure that working flexibly doesn't just mean always working? Future Forum's new book, How the Future Works: Leading Flexible Teams to do the Best Work of their Lives, addresses these challenges and more through a simple 7-step process.
In this hands-on workshop, the Future Forum team will guide participants through the blueprint to redesign work for a digital-first era, drawing on real-world stories and examples from Fortune 500 executives across multiple industries. Participants will walk away with concrete solutions and practical steps for building high functioning teams of talented, engaged people by providing them with the flexibility and choice they need to do their best work.
13:40 - 14:40
Lunch, Networking & Expo
15:40 - 16:30
Workshop
Facilitated Session: Where is remote in 18 months
Douglas Ferguson, President @ Voltage Control
This session is highly interactive. Douglas will facilitate you through a series of participatory methods and questions that are designed to engage and explore what you’ve learned in the conference. You’ll be able to connect and learn from other attendees to depend your experience through sharing observations and insights.
16:40 - 17:30
Workshop
Facilitated Session: Synchronous vs. Asynchronous
Douglas Ferguson, President @ Voltage Control
This session is highly interactive. Douglas will facilitate you through a series of participatory methods and questions that are designed to engage and explore what you’ve learned in the conference. You’ll be able to connect and learn from other attendees to depend your experience through sharing observations and insights.
